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Baikove Cemetery

Coordinates: 50°25.00′N 30°30.35′E / 50.41667°N 30.50583°E / 50.41667; 30.50583
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Baikove Cemetery
Main entrance to Baikove Cemetery
Map showing the location of Baikove Cemetery
Map showing the location of Baikove Cemetery
LocationKyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°25.00′N 30°30.35′E / 50.41667°N 30.50583°E / 50.41667; 30.50583
Area72.47 ha (179.1 acres)
Established1833
Named forGeneral Sergei Baikov

Baikove Cemetery (Ukrainian: Байкове кладовище) is a historic cemetery memorial in Holosiivskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a National Historic Landmark of Ukraine and is known as a necropolis of distinguished people.

History

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The cemetery was established in 1833 and was named after the nearby Baikovo estate. The oldest part of the cemetery is located south of the present Baikova Street. The biggest part is located north of the street and was established in the 1880s. It is partly surrounded by a wall. Besides the Orthodox graves there are also Catholic and Lutheran sections.

In Soviet times the Baikove cemetery became the main necropolis of Kyiv's intelligentsia, middle and upper classes. Many of the headstones became pieces of monumental art. Since Ukrainian independence in 1991, the cemetery has remained the most prestigious burial ground in the city. Eighty-seven plots are on the List of national landmarks of cultural heritage in Kyiv.

An Orthodox Church (Ascension of the Lord) in Byzantine style was built at the cemetery in 1884–1889. It was built on the proceeds from the sale of burial places. During Soviet times it was preserved as a memorial hall for funeral ceremonies. Today it is again used as a church. In 1975 a new crematorium in modern style was built in the western part of the cemetery.

Notable burials

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Ruta Malikenaite (ed): Touring Kyiv. Guidebook, pp. 153–157 (Baltija Druk 2002). [ISBN missing]
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